Tuesday 15 April 2014

No 11059, Tuesday 15 Apr 2014, Gridman


HAPPY VISHU TO ALL VISITORS

ACROSS
1   Large profits in tidying projects (5-3) CLEAN-UPS [DD]
5   Disc Jockey, classy, about north Indian spirit (6) DJINNI {DJ}{I{N}N}{I}
9   Egyptologist loses gist in propounding company identifier (8) LOGOTYPE EGYPTOLOgist*
10 A prince’s longing for a type of helicopter (6) APACHE {A}{P}{ACHE}
12 Knots in site remapping (4) TIES*
13 Fast serve by church official said to bowl everybody (10) CANNONBALL (~canon){CANNON}{B}{ALL}
15 Term of contempt about draw reached by the first of teams in game (6) BOOTIE {BOO}{TIE} Not sure if this is the right answer (Addendum - FOOTIE - {F{O-O}{T}IE} - See comments)
17 Banters always seen in old magazine from Kolkata (5) JEERS {J{EER}S}
20 Honours around old instruments (5) OBOES {OB{O}ES}
21 Sappers left old administrative service’s historical objects (6) RELICS {RE}{L}{ICS}
24 Is it correspondingly explosive? (6,4) LETTER BOMB [CD]
27 Bulgarian currency in sale vanished (4) LEVA [T]
29 De-bunks? (6) ROUSTS [CD]
30 Thus you can’t solve this! (8) CLUELESS [CD]
31 Thanks to the poet for overcoat (6) TABARD {TA}{BARD}
32 South African graduate gets lots of foot-coverings (8) SABATONS {SA}{BA}{TONS}

DOWN
1 A great number in church use this ecclesiastic ornament (6) CALOTE {C{A}{LOT}E} BRB says it's CALOTTE
2 One in awful greed may be more tense (6) EDGIER {EDG{1}ER*}
3 Fools may be picked from the top (4) NUTS [DD] (Correction - NITS [DD] - See comments)
4 Page caught between two fathers is father (5) PAPPA {PA}{P}{PA}
6 Jack, awakened, working, makes a slip (5) JUPON {J}{UP}{ON}
7 Winks at set antic going awry (8) NICTATES*
8 Not one for practical purposes (8) IDEALIST [CD]
11 Break open no-small sensual tissue (6) UNSEAL sENSUAL*
14 Mocks company’s hollow directors (4) CODS {CO}{DirectorS}
16 Pants for broth cooked by son (6) THROBS {BROTH}*{S}
17 He comes to stranded motorist’s aid (4) JACK [DD]
18 Company teller touring French town (8) COLLERET {CO}{TELLER*}
19 Short story character? (3,5) TOM THUMB [GK] Semi&lit
22 Till now the man tore off (6) HERETO {HE}{TORE*}
23 Drink for accountant’s relative (6) CASSIS {CA'S}{SIS}
25 Whisk away bachelor foodie (5) EATER bEATER
26 Nellie married on Mediterranean island (5) MELBA {M}{ELBA}
28 That woman, a goddess (4) HERA {HER}{A}

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  1. Deepak Gopinath15 April 2014 at 08:34

    Forgot to hit the publish button after editing

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  2. Chaturvasi15 April 2014 at 08:37

    Wrt the Comment against 1d, see

    https://www.wordnik.com/words/calote

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    1. Deepak Gopinath15 April 2014 at 08:40

      I was referring to BRB, didn't find the alternate spelling there

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    2. Deepak Gopinath15 April 2014 at 08:44

      BTW is 'Wordnik' reliable? After all it's just a community

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    3. Kishore15 April 2014 at 08:51

      Funnily I find a ref to "Calotte lizard" on the net, but not in BRB.

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  3. Kishore15 April 2014 at 08:39

    17 Banters always seen in old magazine from Kolkata (5) JEERS {J{EER}S}

    It was good to see the old favourite "Junior Statesman" which amongst others had the popular "Love is ..." cartoons

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    1. Kishore15 April 2014 at 08:40

      http://loveiscomix.com/

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    2. Deepak Gopinath15 April 2014 at 08:46

      My wife is still hanging on to many of those cuttings which I sent her during our courtship period

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    3. Kishore15 April 2014 at 08:46

      Who was courting whom?

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    4. Deepak Gopinath15 April 2014 at 08:48

      Two way traffic ;-)

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    5. Kishore15 April 2014 at 08:50

      To turn the question on its head:

      Who was playing hard to get?

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    6. Deepak Gopinath15 April 2014 at 08:53

      None, like I said it was two way traffic

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    7. Kishore15 April 2014 at 08:56

      Mian biwi raazi !

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    8. Deepak Gopinath15 April 2014 at 08:58

      Luckily we don't need a 'Kaazi' in our weddings!

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    9. Kishore15 April 2014 at 08:59

      Toh kya karenge do fauji?

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    10. Deepak Gopinath15 April 2014 at 09:01

      Ladaai, aur kya !!

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    11. Kishore15 April 2014 at 09:07

      The senior Gopinaths, Spy Vs Spy style?

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    12. Richard15 April 2014 at 09:12

      Battle of wits or war of words between DG and K?

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    13. Kishore15 April 2014 at 09:23

      Not between DG and me. All is fair in the love and war (as reported above by DG) between the Gopinaths,

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  4. Chaturvasi15 April 2014 at 08:43

    Love is...

    He and she having
    an occasional scrap

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  5. Chaturvasi15 April 2014 at 08:46

    Love is...

    Letting the partner
    win the game in
    friendly matches*

    *Reserve your word prowess
    for the crosswords that you set

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    1. Kishore15 April 2014 at 08:47

      Love is...

      not setting a crossword she can't solve!

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 April 2014 at 11:27

      A bit off the mark ...

      The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love. Henry Miller

      Incidentally he had five spouses!

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  6. Deepak Gopinath15 April 2014 at 08:47

    Anyone for the correct answer and Anno to 15A

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    1. Kishore15 April 2014 at 08:49

      I had FOOTIE in place as a ref for football, but am confused about the anno. There is an indication for insertion of t from first of teams, but the TIE already contains a T.

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    2. Deepak Gopinath15 April 2014 at 08:50

      Same confusion here

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    3. Chaturvasi15 April 2014 at 09:01

      FOOTIE is the compiler's answer.
      I shall give the correct anno in the afternoon so as not to spoil the one who has it and might enter here.
      * * *
      Didn't notice that many words end -n -s.
      Actually after gridfills I usually check to see if there is any preponderance of words ending in -s or -ed or -ing and try to pare them down.
      You see, there is a lot of work after gridfills and the clues are done. Only if some analysis and research and counting of various components in wordplay is done can such repetitions be avoided. When one or the other aspect is overlooked, there is room for observations from conscientous solvers. Thanks for these inputs. It keeps the setters on their toes.
      In fact, I have occasionally provided a check list here.

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    4. Deepak Gopinath15 April 2014 at 09:07

      Sandhya didn't give you a chance to wait till afternoon!

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  7. Bhavan15 April 2014 at 08:50

    I had NITS for 3d.

    Noticed a lot of answers ending in plural. Is there anything more going on in the grid than meets the eye?

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    1. Deepak Gopinath15 April 2014 at 08:51

      I was wondering if there was a medieval theme

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    2. Kishore15 April 2014 at 08:52

      I too had Nits

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    3. Kishore15 April 2014 at 08:53

      I see quite a few bits of clothing/wearable items.

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    4. Deepak Gopinath15 April 2014 at 08:54

      Then Nits it is

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    5. Kishore15 April 2014 at 08:54

      In fact, Deepak has provided pictures for 4 such items.

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    6. Kishore15 April 2014 at 09:00

      Finally, nit-picking gets a new twist!

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    7. Chaturvasi15 April 2014 at 09:07

      Have the nits been cracked with thumbnail?

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    8. Kishore15 April 2014 at 09:21

      That sound of destruction was quite audible half a century back

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  8. SandhyaP15 April 2014 at 09:01

    15 Term of contempt about draw reached by the first of teams in game (6) F{OO}{T}IE

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    1. Deepak Gopinath15 April 2014 at 09:04

      Great deduction, as usual

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    2. VMA Nair15 April 2014 at 10:18

      Super

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    3. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 April 2014 at 11:17

      Superb !

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    4. VJ15 April 2014 at 15:55

      Would "goalless draw" have made it easier to crack? I think so

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    5. Anonymous15 April 2014 at 16:25

      Let us put it this way-

      0-0 is a tie, but a tie need not be 0-0 only, it can be any number appearing on both sides of the "-"

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  9. SandhyaP15 April 2014 at 09:02

    HAPPY VISHU Col!

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  10. Richard15 April 2014 at 09:18

    Happy Vishu to one and all.

    Had to go out on work. So could complete only 50% of the grid.

    My COD CLUELESS.Also liked LOGOTYPE, APACHE, TIES, OBOES, LETTER BOMB, SABATONS, EDGIER, THROBS, MELBA, HERETO, HERA and others, most of which I could crack at first look.

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  11. Richard15 April 2014 at 09:55

    Kishore 9:23 - I was referring to the exchange of words here.. ;-)

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  12. VMA Nair15 April 2014 at 10:19

    Happy Vishu all

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  13. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 April 2014 at 10:51

    Happy "VISHU" to all

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  14. Unknown15 April 2014 at 11:57

    Vish U a happy Vishu to all

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  15. raju umamaheswar15 April 2014 at 12:23

    Deepak:VISTORS: whilst repeating my yesternight's wishes to all for a HAPPY VISHU, is the spelling error as VISTORs not wishy washy? I wish to request a correction in the caption of this blog. !

    Ram: Did you see my response to the Bhishma Pita Maha in yesterday's blog?LOVE IS was a great inspiration for all those who went the love-marriage way during their courting days. What happened to this delectable innovative strip that used to appear regularly world over? I too have a good collection of these clippings and few souvenirs also like, books, coasters and ceramic cups etc, which cracked too soon and had to be fevicolized and refixed and stopped being used and being only on display. Even today, wedding anniversaries are occasions when these strips are brought into use, to convey the abiding and eternal love between spouses !!

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  16. Richard15 April 2014 at 12:37

    28D That woman, a goddess (4) HERA {HER}{A}

    Sound somthing curious in this clue. {HE}{RA} = that man + god = that woman, a goddess

    HERApheri of a coincidence!

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    1. Richard15 April 2014 at 12:41

      Please read para 2 as "Found something....'

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 April 2014 at 13:03

      ...fishy in the clue above?!

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    3. Richard15 April 2014 at 14:31

      If your query is serious, I repeat what the second para should be read as:

      'Found something curious in this clue. {HE}{RA} = that man + god = that woman, a goddess

      HERApheri of a coincidence!'

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    4. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 April 2014 at 18:36

      Sorry, my query was in a lighter vein. I did read the whole post @ 12:37.

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    5. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 April 2014 at 18:52

      ...and the one @ 12:41.

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  17. Ramani15 April 2014 at 12:42

    Thank you Mr Raju for the enlightenment

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  18. Ramani15 April 2014 at 12:45

    Only 50% today :( - After seeing the annos, felt that we should have got not less than 75 - 80% :-(

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  19. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 April 2014 at 12:52

    Out of 14 Underlined words - Links to websites (a record), I could get only 7. Result? Just could complete 50% only. Hoping for a better outing tomorrow!

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  20. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 April 2014 at 12:59

    Looks like Ram and I are on the same wavelength!

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    1. Anonymous15 April 2014 at 17:07

      Could you perhaps request him to make the blocked squares in the quick crossword darker. Of late there is hardly any difference between the black and white squares there.

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    2. Mukundala Balasubramanyam15 April 2014 at 18:43

      He in Kancheepuram. I in Hyderabad. So far no contact established! :)

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  21. Padmanabhan15 April 2014 at 17:43

    Joining in late. Happy to Vishu to all.
    Col.
    Have a great day, what with Vishu & Kishore having brushed up (if needed) your nice old and sweet memories!
    MB@11.27
    How about the plural of spouse being "Spice"- a la "Spice girls'?! Too spicy?

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    1. Kishore15 April 2014 at 18:30

      A Pluralistic Society

      Some people look for a spouse,
      Some people aspire for spice,
      Some people end up with a louse,
      Some people end up with lice,
      Sometimes better to be a mouse,
      And end up breeding some mice.
      Try building a nice house
      And not some horibble hice,
      Never be a horrible nouse,
      Always aspire to be nice.

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  22. Padmanabhan15 April 2014 at 17:44

    Footie-
    Goalless draw might have been very apt & correct, but might have been a dead giveaway.

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  23. Ramani15 April 2014 at 18:58

    MB 6.43 Presently at Kondapur, Hyd with my grandson and s-in-law. Where do you reside?

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  24. Ramani15 April 2014 at 19:00

    Kishore @ 5.07 I am not getting what you say - You ask us to do quick crossword? Please come down to our level. I am not Richard / Col / CV Sir

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  25. Ramani15 April 2014 at 19:13

    You mean I am Hindu Ram? Ha ha

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  26. Ramani15 April 2014 at 19:13

    tubelight

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  27. Padmanabhan15 April 2014 at 19:27

    Kishore @ 6.30-

    My casual remark has brought out a nice enjoyable limerick( I am not well versed about the defn. of limerick)form you within a matter of minutes.You have a good 'nous' to make simple things nice! Thank you.

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    1. Anonymous15 April 2014 at 19:49

      Thank you for your lead. However, this does not follow the aabba format of a limerick. I would just call it a doggerel.

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